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+1 on not going to the first body shop. The places that say "that'll do" to the customer, are places that see your car as an inconvenience to their day. They won't appreciate it like you or I would. To them, it is "just an old Jag" whereas to us they are cherished and cared for items. You'd be better taking it to a place that has older vehicles in having work done, so you can see they appreciate what they're doing. These cars are not really modern any more, they are on the edge of being classics.
As far as adjusting goes, you can have the grill, light surrounds and headlights off the car in under 10 minutes to make the job easier. The grill vanes pop out, the grill surround is held on with 4 torx screws and the lamp surrounds are held into the light assembly with fir trees. Just pop the light globes off their ball joints, the stainless rings can be removed easily if you want to polish them. Use a heat gun to warm the body metal up a bit to make it easier to bend. Don't go mad otherwise you'll start stripping paint.
15 years married today!
Celebrated with a nice lunch, and a sunny drive back through the mountains.
We bought this car some 1 1/2 yr. ago, a week after my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and after a rapid refocus on the enjoyment of life, whatever the future will bring.
Both are holding up perfect so far.
You my friend are a very, very lucky man.....congratulations on both beauties there...may your life bring you many more years of JOY....
I added the R emblem several months ago and I think it adds to the look of the grill.
just thinking out loud, but didn't our year models have a solid red R? and I have seen many different placement of these R's, but facing the front of the grill, wasn't the upper right corner the area Jaguar put these R's? just my crazy 2 cents....
Not knocking your car omg, just making an observation, but I see your shock tower bushings are disintegrating also. You may find a noticeably improved ride getting those fixed.
For what Eric has picked up on regarding the front end (and I concur about maybe not going back to them). Both fenders appear to be toed in at the lights. 2 things I would check on regarding this....first would be to see if you can spread your fenders just that bit they need for the hood to fit in between. If that is not possible, I suspect a bent Lower Crossmember and/or the assembly frame around the radiator. I hope its a simple alignment issue, but I would still be suspect of other.
I spent hours lining mine up a few years ago, polishing the light trim rings and what nots as I anally made micro adjustments. Yeah, I was bored that day...lol
Yea, ive been trying to redo the suspension both front and rear. So, how would I adjust the Hood?
+1 on not going to the first body shop. The places that say "that'll do" to the customer, are places that see your car as an inconvenience to their day. They won't appreciate it like you or I would. To them, it is "just an old Jag" whereas to us they are cherished and cared for items. You'd be better taking it to a place that has older vehicles in having work done, so you can see they appreciate what they're doing. These cars are not really modern any more, they are on the edge of being classics.
As far as adjusting goes, you can have the grill, light surrounds and headlights off the car in under 10 minutes to make the job easier. The grill vanes pop out, the grill surround is held on with 4 torx screws and the lamp surrounds are held into the light assembly with fir trees. Just pop the light globes off their ball joints, the stainless rings can be removed easily if you want to polish them. Use a heat gun to warm the body metal up a bit to make it easier to bend. Don't go mad otherwise you'll start stripping paint.
How would I adjust the bonnet? It is sticking up a inch on the right side and the left side is sticking half an inch.
Yea, ive been trying to redo the suspension both front and rear. So, how would I adjust the Hood?
Well, first off you need to pull off the grill....just 2 tiny stainless screws on each top corner of the mesh. You can see them in jc1kz's post. Then look to see how the hinges were remounted. The hinges have very little adjustment, so how it was reassembled that may be your issue.
This is from Black Onyx's tensioner tutorial with the trim grill off also:
The hinges have very little adjustment, so how it was reassembled that may be your issue
With such offset, they were probably bent during impact.
If so, you will run out of adjustment, but perhaps they can be bent back, otherwise find replacements.
Be careful on closing the bonnet after it is lined up, you will damage the paint on your bent fenders .
With such offset, they were probably bent during impact.
If so, you will run out of adjustment, but perhaps they can be bent back, otherwise find replacements.
Be careful on closing the bonnet after it is lined up, you will damage the paint on your bent fenders .
I honestly don't know. The car is in really solid condition with all of the little stuff addressed and only 65K miles. Dealer receipts, tensioners done 14mo ago, a few nicks and bumps, a fresh oil change and $800 in new Dunlops. Working from home I just don't drive enough to keep her happy.
I honestly don't know. The car is in really solid condition with all of the little stuff addressed and only 65K miles. Dealer receipts, tensioners done 14mo ago, a few nicks and bumps, a fresh oil change and $800 in new Dunlops. Working from home I just don't drive enough to keep her happy.
For such good condition I see no reason to sell it.
Isn't that the best time to sell? When all of the little issues have been addressed and I can send someone off on a cross-country roadtrip with a clean conscience?
As much as I have an emotional attachment to the car, it an underused depreciating asset. On the three days out of four that it sits, I'd rather sell it and see it used than letting the seals dry while tempting some catastrophic act of God. That fourth day, though...
Isn't that the best time to sell? When all of the little issues have been addressed and I can send someone off on a cross-country roadtrip with a clean conscience?
As much as I have an emotional attachment to the car, it an underused depreciating asset. On the three days out of four that it sits, I'd rather sell it and see it used than letting the seals dry while tempting some catastrophic act of God. That fourth day, though...
I just paid $8,500 for a 2002 with 71,000 miles with all maintenance history in nearly new condition. Your asking price is fair for a low mile, well documented XJR. Knowing that the tensioners have been replaced is great. I still bet people will try to see some wiggle room in the price.
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